Brenda Z. Guiberson has written many books forchildren, including Spoonbill Swamp, Moon Bear andDisasters. As a child, Brenda never thought she wanted to bea writer—her dreams tended more toward jungle explorer. Shegraduated from the University of Washington with degrees in Englishand Fine Art. She started thinking about writing for children whenher son went to elementary school, and she volunteered in his classand in the school library. After taking exciting trips thatinvolved a fifty-foot cactus, hungry alligators and sunset-coloredspoonbills, she wanted to create books for children that would belike a field trip. Her books are full of well-researched detail,and Brenda sees this research as an adventure—one that allows herto be a jungle explorer at last. She lives in Seattle,Washington. Megan Lloyd read the manuscript forCactus Hotel and went to the Saguaro National Monument inArizona herself. "I like to see what I am going to illustraterather than make it up," she says. Ms. Lloyd is the illustrator ofmany picture books, including Brenda Z. Guiberson's SpoonbillSwamp. She lives in Pennsylvania.
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